Published by Azer News By Trend Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and the leadership of the ministry visited the Alley of Martyrs in connection with the January 20 tragedy, Trend reports on Jan. 20 citing the defense ministry. “The memory of the martyrs who died for the freedom and independence of our Motherland was
Published by Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. — A Seminole High School student shot another student Wednesday, prompting police to lock down the Sanford campus for several hours as they investigated. Just before noon, school resource officers received a report of a weapon on campus and then students told them they heard gunshots. A few minutes
Published by Miami Herald MIAMI — Prosecutors are asking that a Homestead, Florida, priest convicted of raping a parishioner on church grounds be sentenced to the max: 15 years in prison. Father Jean Claude Philippe, 66, was convicted at trial of raping a woman in the rectory of Homestead’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Philippe, who
Published by New York Daily News “Taking Down Backpage: Fighting the World’s Largest Sex Trafficker” by Maggy Krell; NYU Press (192 pages, $22.95) ——— It’s the best justice system money can buy. As a prosecutor in California, Maggy Krell saw that unfairness daily, particularly when cops would do sweeps of streetwalkers. Pimps and johns who
Published by The Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oakland on Tuesday became the latest California city to ban the components for easy-to-assemble and impossible-to-trace “ghost guns,” whose popularity has spiked in recent years, amid a wave of gun violence in the city. The ordinance, which passed unopposed, takes aim at the rapid proliferation of
Published by The Spun By Daniel Bates A Jaguars defender was charged with a second-degree felony on Sunday. According to reports, Jacksonville linebacker Lerentee McCray made an “obscene hand gesture” towards a police officer. Then fled a traffic stop. McCray is said to have reached speeds of 100 mph. And swerved across three lanes trying
Published by Al-Araby Freedoms are imperilled in Tunisia after the violent suppression of protests against President Kais Saied last week, rights groups warned Tuesday. Police on Friday cracked down heavily as hundreds gathered to rally against a July 2021 “coup” by Saied in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring revolts against authoritarianism. “It is
Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune Great albums are recorded and released every year, but I can make a very strong argument that 1972 saw more truly great albums released than any year before or since. To be more precise, I can make dozens of very strong arguments. I’ll start with five. “Amazing Grace” by
Published by Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Progressive group Akbayan urged the Department of Transportation to allow partially-vaccinated commuters aboard public transportation amid the enforcement of its new “no vaccination, no ride” policy while senators called the rule an added burden if vaccination is not made more accessible to the people. Under the DOTr’s department
Published by Hong Kong Free Press The investigation into whether 15 government officials who attended Chinese official Witman Hung’s now infamous birthday party violated Covid-19 rules is “ongoing” and will not be “left unresolved,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, after two top officials left Penny’s Bay. Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui and